Anti-spam Reloaded

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ sachsongngu

   1.1y ago

   work like a charm. 10 stars

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2. ★★★★★ renetb

   3.8y ago

   Really good plug-in. Keep up the good work! René

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3. ★★★★★ narinder912

   4.3y ago

   Wow. This is a real lifesaver. I get alerts from WordPress whenever a comment is added, and the alerts for spam comments were killing me. This plugin saves me time. Thanks.

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4. ★★★★★ Corinne

   4.3y ago

   Thank you for this fork and maintenance. It was my go-to comment anti-spam plugin in its previous iteration. Great straightforward light plugin that just works. I missed its minimalism. Lovely to have it back!

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5. ★★★★★ MarkRH

   4.5y ago

   I had stopped updating the other plugin at version 5.5 due to the changes to it. Since I’ve found and installed this, it has blocked 75 comments. It’s something so simple to use but effective. Mark H.

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6. ★★★★★ thompsonpaul

   4.6y ago

   Was so disappointed when the original version of this got taken over and bloated beyond all recognition. Huge appreciation to @kudlav for resurrecting and maintaining such an essential plugin. Simple, lightweight plugin that protects server resources and keeps comment sections clean. Have used it for years on a dozen sites with no comment spam issues at all, despite having to block thousands per month in some cases.

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7. ★★★★★ stebato

   5.2y ago

   Super easy to use, and super results! For many years I was very satisfied with Webvitaly´s Anti-spam. However, When version 5.6 arrived (and Vebvitality disappeared) I was vey disappointed and desperately looked for a replacement. I found nothing that satisfied my need until a year later when I happily discovered Kudlav had launced Anti-spam Reloaded. Thanks a lot, Kudlav!

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8. ★★★★★ edwarjavier

   5.4y ago

   Sólo instalas y activas, el plugin hará su trabajo, no tienes que hacer nada más.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.2

Translated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1195 days in tier
2. 2023-04-15 3K+ → 2K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• B Batch Comment Spam Deletion 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
• R Raven's Antispam 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• M MP Spam Be Gone 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Spam Captcha – Safeguard your WordPress website effortlessly with Spam Captcha for WordPress 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C
• Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• C Cookies for Comments 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D

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Anti-spam Reloaded: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/anti-spam-reloaded